Chinese Daily Photos 2024

I'm back..The only reason I stopped posting was that it is a HASSLE for me to limit my post to FIVE photos. At skyscrapercity there is no limit per post on photos. At SSC I seldom post more than eight because EIGHT is a lucky number in China...I'll post a few today and a whole bunch tomorrow...




Xu Yinsheng, the honorary life chairman of the International Table Tennis Federation, and Zhang Yining, former Olympic and world champion, present winners of the games with the award. [Photo by Gao Erqiang/China Daily]

Twelve students from the University of Virginia in the United States took on their peers from Fudan University and Shanghai University of Sports in a ping-pong tour on Tuesday in Shanghai, in a display of youth friendship and sports diplomacy.

Given that this year marks the 45th anniversary of China-US diplomatic relations, the competition brought together the next generation from both countries.

The matches saw teams collaborate across borders, cheering on one another. "We name this activity as 'rekindling Ping-Pong Diplomacy', which implies our hope of using ping-pong to strengthen ties between young people in China and the US.



With the assistance of his Chinese partner, UVA junior Abdallah Aljerjawi is practicing his ping-pong skills with a robot. [Photo by Gao Erqiang/China Daily]



Daniel Delk, deputy principal officer at the US Consulate General in Shanghai, and Stephen Mull, vice-provost for global affairs at the University of Virginia, kick off the games with their Chinese counterparts. [Photo by Gao Erqiang/China Daily]



Students from the University of Virginia, Fudan University, and Shanghai University of Sports are playing intensively during the friendship games. [Photo by Gao Erqiang/China Daily]



Students from the University of Virginia are visiting the China Table Tennis Museum in Shanghai. [Photo by Gao Erqiang/China Daily]

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A visitor poses for a photo at a decorated window with actor Hu Ge, who plays the protagonist A Bao in the new television series Blossoms Shanghai at Fairmont Peace Hotel near the Bund in Shanghai on Tuesday. [Photo by Gao Erqiang/China Daily]



Tourists take photos at a gate of Fairmont Peace Hotel near the Bund in Shanghai on Tuesday. [Photo by Gao Erqiang/China Daily]



Customers wait in a line for buying soup dumplings in Shanghai's Huanghe Road. [Photo by Gao Erqiang/China Daily]



Coffee drinkers wait in line to buy coffee on Shanghai's Huanghe Road. [Photo by Gao Erqiang/China Daily]

Shoppers wait in a line for buying pork chops and rice cakes in Shanghai's South Yunnan Road. [Photo by Gao Erqiang/China Daily]



Visitors walk past the restaurant called Tai Sheng Yuan, which was the inspiration for the fictitious Zhi Zhen Yuan restaurant that is depicted in the TV series Blossoms Shanghai. [Photo by Gao Erqiang/China Daily]





Visitors walk past the restaurant called Tai Sheng Yuan, which was the inspiration for the fictitious Zhi Zhen Yuan restaurant that is depicted in the TV series Blossoms Shanghai. [Photos by Gao Erqiang/China Daily]

Tourists enjoy water-splashing at a Dai ethnic scenic spot in Jinghong city, Southwest China's Yunnan province, Jan 7, 2024. Yunnan has attracted legions of tourists this winter due to its mild climate. [Photo/Xinhua]



A tourist poses for photos at Lijiang ancient town, Southwest China's Yunnan province, Jan 7, 2024. Yunnan has attracted legions of tourists this winter due to its mild climate. [Photo/Xinhua]



Tourists in ethnic costumes pose for photos at Lijiang ancient town, Southwest China's Yunnan province, Jan 7, 2024. Yunnan has attracted legions of tourists this winter due to its mild climate. [Photo/Xinhua]



Tourists enjoy food at Lijiang ancient town, Southwest China's Yunnan province, Jan 7, 2024. Yunnan has attracted legions of tourists this winter due to its mild climate. [Photo/Xinhua]



Staff members prepare for a copper hot pot banquet in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Yunnan province, Jan 6, 2024. Yunnan has attracted legions of tourists this winter due to its mild climate. [Photo/Xinhua]

Tourists enjoy themselves at a hot spring pool in Shuifu city, Southwest China's Yunnan province, Jan 7, 2024. Yunnan has attracted legions of tourists this winter due to its mild climate. [Photo/Xinhua]



Tourists enjoy themselves at a hot spring pool in Tengchong city, Southwest China's Yunnan province, Jan 7, 2024. Yunnan has attracted legions of tourists this winter due to its mild climate. [Photo/Xinhua]



Tourists take photos of seagulls in Kunming, Southwest China's Yunnan province, Jan 7, 2024. Yunnan has attracted legions of tourists this winter due to its mild climate. [Photo/Xinhua]





Aerial photos taken on Jan 7, 2024 shows recreational vehicles parking at a campsite in Zhaotong city, Southwest China's Yunnan province. Yunnan has attracted legions of tourists this winter due to its mild climate. [Photos/Xinhua]

Passengers wait for the high-speed train at Shengzhou Xinchang Station in Shaoxing, Zhejiang province, Jan 8, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]

On Jan 8, the Hangzhou-Shaoxing-Taizhou high-speed railway marked its second anniversary of safe, smooth and orderly operation, handling over 20 million passenger trips so far.

As China's first privately-owned high-speed railway, the railway is 266.9 kilometers long and has a design speed of 350 kilometers per hour, connecting a number of historical sites and scenic spots, effectively stimulating tourism development along the line.



Passengers board at Shengzhou Xinchang Station in Shaoxing, Zhejiang province, Jan 8, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]



A train running along the Hangzhou-Shaoxing-Taizhou intercity high-speed railway departs from Taizhou Railway Station in Taizhou, Zhejiang province, on the official opening day of the rail line in January, 2022. [Photo by Pan Kanjun/for China Daily]



A high-speed train runs at Hangzhou-Shaoxing-Taizhou high-speed railway line in Zhejiang province, Feb 21, 2023. [Photo/VCG]



This aerial photo taken on Jan 8, 2024 shows a train depart from Shengzhou Xinchang Station in Shaoxing, Zhejiang province. [Photo/Xinhua]

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A dragon boat race on ice took place on Jan 7 on the frozen Songhua River in Harbin, Heilongjiang province. [All Photos by Liu Yang/For chinadaily.com.cn]





A dragon boat race was held on Sunday in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, but the water beneath them wasn't liquid. It was the frozen Songhua River.





The event, sponsored by the Harbin Federation of Trade Unions, attracted thousands of residents and tourists despite the extremely cold weather. It involved 18 teams from enterprises and various city units.

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Students taking the postgraduate studies entrance exam glance at their textbooks before entering the examination rooms at Jiangsu University of Technology in Jiangsu province on Dec 23. CHEN WEI/XINHUA

Yang Ziru, 22, had prepared for nearly a year to take the postgraduate studies entrance exam, but last month — 20 days before she was due to take the test — she abandoned her academic ambitions.

The journalism major from Chengdu, Sichuan province, planned to study for a master's degree in philosophy, which she hoped would help her find a satisfying job and a good career.

"I gradually realized a master's degree in philosophy might limit my career options as I am determined to seek opportunities in the internet business after graduation," Yang said.

Her decision is indicative of an emerging trend of college graduates appearing more realistic about whether they need to pursue postgraduate studies.





College graduates take part in a job fair at Jinhua Polytechnic in Zhejiang on Dec 1. SHI KUANBING/FOR CHINA DAILY



Students prepare for the postgraduate entrance exam in the library of the University of South China in Hunan province on Nov 23. CAO ZHENGPING/XINHUA



Students take the postgraduate entrance exam at the University of South China on Dec 23. CAO ZHENGPING/XINHUA

Tourists pose for photos in Harbin, Heilongjiang province on Jan 7, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]

The ice and snow industry booms in Northeast China as the weather gets colder and colder.

People are being attracted by ice and snow sports and ice and snow sculptures, as well as the ice sculpture competition in Changchun, capital of Northeast China's Jilin province and Harbin, Heilongjiang province.



A tourist holds a piece of crystal ice in Harbin, Heilongjiang province on Jan 7, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]



Tourists pose for photos in Harbin, Heilongjiang province on Jan 7, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]



People visit an ice and snow sports equipment booth at an expo in Changchun, capital of Northeast China's Jilin province, on Dec 15, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]

A contestant makes an ice sculpture for an international competition in Harbin, Heilongjiang province on Jan 3, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]



People enjoy ice sculptures in Harbin, Heilongjiang province on Jan 4, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]



People have fun at Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, Heilongjiang province on Jan 4, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]



People have fun at Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, Heilongjiang province on Dec 31, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]



People enjoy the beauty of ice and light in Harbin, Heilongjiang province on Jan 3, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]